Uromastyx Lizard

Ngomsila wabo owugqinsi, ominyene, izibankwa ezingenangozi ezinomsila wameva zibukeka njengezibankwa zasendulo eziyingozi.

Izici

I-Uromastyx ibukeka kanjani?

I-Uromastyx iyizilwane ezihuquzelayo. Abagcini nje ngokubukeka befana noxamu baseNingizimu Melika, futhi bahlala ezindaweni ezifanayo e-Afrika, e-Asia nase-Australia. Izibankwa ze-Uromastyx zisikhumbuza izilwane ezihuquzelayo zokuqala:

Umzimba oyisicaba ubonakala uxakile, unekhanda elikhulu, umsila omude, nemilenze emide. Umzimba umbozwe ngezikali ezincane. Kusukela ekhanda kuya esihlokweni somsila, zingakhula zibe amasentimitha angu-40 ubude. Izilwane ezigcinwe ekuthunjweni zingafinyelela ngisho namasentimitha angu-60 kuya kwangu-70 ubude.

Izilwane zingagcina amanzi emsilani wazo, okwenza ingxenye yesithathu yobude bemizimba yazo. Futhi ugcwele izikhonkwane nxazonke futhi usebenza njengesikhali.

Umbala kadrako we-thorntail ungahluka kakhulu: kudrako womsila we-Afrika waseNyakatho Afrika, ngokwesibonelo, unombala omnyama ophuzi, obomvu-owolintshi, namabala abomvu namabhande, noma onsundu kuya kokuluhlaza okotshani kudrako womsila we-Egypt. Udrako we-Indian thorn-tailed unombala okhaki kuya ophuzi oyisanti futhi unamazenga amancane amnyama. Nokho, izibankwa ezinomsila wameva zingashintsha umbala wazo wesikhumba, ngokwesibonelo, ziba mnyama ekuseni kakhulu ukuze zimunce ukushisa okwengeziwe elangeni. Uma izinga lokushisa lomzimba likhuphuka, amangqamuzana ombala okhanyayo esikhumba ayakhula ukuze abambe ukushisa okuncane.

Uromastyx uhlala kuphi?

Izibankwa ze-Uromastyx zihlala ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezomile zaseNyakatho Afrika nase-Asia kusukela eMorocco kuya e-Afghanistan naseNdiya. I-Uromastyx izizwa ikhululekile kuphela ezindaweni ezishisa kakhulu, ezomile. Yingakho zitholakala ikakhulukazi emathafeni nasezingwadule, lapho imisebe yelanga iphezulu kakhulu.

Yiziphi izinhlobo zikadrako womsila okhona?

Kunezinhlobo eziyi-16 ezihlukene ze-Uromastyx. Ngaphandle kwe-thorn-tailed lizard yaseNyakatho Afrika (Uromastix acanthine), i-Egypt thorn-tailed lizard (Uromastix aegyptia), i-Yemen-tailed lizard (Uromastix bent), noma i-adorned thorn-tailed lizard (Uromastix ocellata).

I-Uromastyx ineminyaka emingaki?

I-Uromastyx iba mdala impela: Ngokuya ngezinhlobo, ingaphila iminyaka eyishumi kuye kwengama-20, kwesinye isikhathi ngisho neminyaka engama-33.

Behave

Uromastyx uhlala kanjani?

Imisila yizilwane ezihlala nsuku zonke futhi zihlala phansi. Bathanda ukumba imigede namaphaseji, lapho bengavamile ukuzulazula kude. Ngokuvamile babheka ukudla kwabo eduze kwemigodi yabo; uma sebedukele kude kakhulu nomhume wabo wokuzivikela, baba novalo futhi bangahlaliseki.

Lapho nje ingozi isongela, anyamalala ngokushesha emhumeni wawo. Zinesu elikhethekile lokuzivikela: Zifutha emizimbeni yazo ngomoya omningi kangangokuthi zize zizicwilisele emhumeni wazo bese zivala umnyango ngemisila yazo. Asebenzisa imisila yawo ukuzivikela ezitheni ngokuwabhaxabula ngodlame.

I-Uromastyx, njengazo zonke izilwane ezihuquzelayo, kufanele ichithe isikhumba sazo njalo futhi inegazi elibandayo, okusho ukuthi izinga lokushisa lomzimba wayo lincike ekushiseni kwendawo ezizungezile. Izilwane zikwazi ukumelana namazinga okushisa acishe abe ngu-55 °C.

Umzimba wakho futhi uklanyelwe ukuba uphile ngamanzi amancane kakhulu. I-Uromastyx ixhumana ngokuthinta komzimba nezimpawu ezibonakalayo. Basonga abamelene nabo ngokuhayiza bevule imilomo. Izinhlobo ze-Uromastyx, eziqhamuka ezindaweni ezisenyakatho zohlu lwazo, zidinga amasonto amabili kuya kwamathathu zokulala endaweni engaba ngu-10 kuya ku-15 °C.

Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu uma ufuna ukuzalanisa izilwane ngoba ukulala kuzigcina ziphilile. Ngaphambi kokuba bangene ebusika, abatholi lutho oludliwayo amasonto amabili kuya kwamathathu, isikhathi sokukhanyisa endaweni ye-terrarium siya siba sifushane futhi izinga lokushisa kufanele libe ngaphansi kancane kunokuvamile. Ukuze bakwazi ukukhiphela usawoti emzimbeni, banezindlala ezikhethekile emakhaleni abo abangakhipha ngawo usawoti omningi abawumunce ngokudla kwezitshalo. Yingakho izindunduma ezincane ezimhlophe zivame ukubonakala emakhaleni azo.

Abangane nezitha ze-Uromastyx

I-Uromastyx encane ingaba yingozi kakhulu ezilwaneni ezidla ezinye nezinyoni ezidla inyama.

Zizalana kanjani izibankwa ze-Uromastyx?

Isikhathi sokukhwelana se-uromastyx sivamise ukuba ngoMashi no-April. Eyeduna iqoma eyesifazane ngokwenza iminyakazo efana nokuphusha. Lokhu kulandelwa yilokho okubizwa ngokuthi ukuphotha okuphezulu komdanso: eyeduna igijima izungeza iziyingi eziqinile, kwesinye isikhathi ngisho nasemhlane wensikazi.

Uma insikazi ingakalungeli ukukhwelana, iziphonsa emhlane bese eyeduna ihoxa. Uma insikazi ifuna ukukhwelana, eyeduna iluma entanyeni yensikazi bese iphusha i-cloaca yayo - ukuvulwa komzimba - ngaphansi kweyensikazi.

Ngemva kokukhwelana, eyensikazi iyakhuluphala futhi ekugcineni izalele amaqanda angaba ngu-20 emhlabathini. Ngemva kokufukamela izinsuku ezingama-80 kuya kweziyi-100, amancane, amasentimitha ayisithupha kuya kwayishumi ubude, ayachanyuselwa. Bavuthwa kuphela ngokocansi lapho beneminyaka emithathu kuya kwemihlanu.

Care

I-Uromastyx idlani?

I-Uromastyx i-omnivores. Zidla ikakhulukazi izitshalo, kodwa futhi zithanda ukudla amakhilikithi nezintethe. E-terrarium, bathola i-clover, izaqathe ezigayiwe, i-dandelion, iklabishi, ukhova, isipinashi, ulethisi wewundlu, ulethisi weqhwa, i-chicory nezithelo. Izilwane ezincane zidinga ukudla kwezilwane okuningi kunezabadala, ezithola kuphela izintethe noma amakhilikithi kanye ngesonto.

Ukuzalaniswa kwe-Uromastyx

Ngenxa yokuthi i-uromastyx ikhula kakhulu, i-terrarium kufanele okungenani ibe ngamasentimitha ayi-120 x 100 x 80. Uma unesikhala sesitsha esikhulu, kungcono impela ezilwaneni. Isihlabathi esimahhadla sisakazwa ngamasentimitha angu-25 ukujiya phansi futhi sihlotshiswe ngamatshe, amashubhu kakhokho, namagatsha: Kubalulekile ukuthi izilwane zikwazi ukuhoxa futhi zicashe ngezikhathi ezithile.

I-terrarium kufanele ikhanyiswe ngesibani esikhethekile, esiphinde siyishise. Njengoba i-uromastyx ivela ogwadule, futhi idinga isimo sezulu sangempela sasogwadule ku-terrarium: izinga lokushisa kufanele libe ngu-32 kuya ku-35 °C emini futhi libe ngu-21 kuya ku-24 °C ebusuku. Umoya kufanele wome ngangokunokwenzeka. Kuphela ngesikhathi se-molting lapho kufanele ufafaze amanzi njalo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Izilwane ezimbili kuphela ezincane noma i-pair okufanele igcinwe endaweni evulekile - uma ufaka izilwane eziningi lapho, ngokuvamile kuvela izingxabano.